I often stand in front of choice between shotgun and energy sword. From one side energy sword has this dash, which almost always guarantees kill, if you manage to get in range. From the other side shotgun can be useful when fighting an energy sword, and probably has bigger range and more ammo/energy. Which is better(In Halo MCC and Halo 5 as well)?Or it’s just up to my personal taste?
I normally prefer the shotgun to the sword in pretty much every halo except for halo 5 in which the swords speed and agility seems extra fined tuned and I frankly can not get the shotgun to be consistent unless im using that smart scope feature.
I think personal taste is the deciding factor; I personally enjoy using the Shotgun in both MCC and Halo 5 (though the H2A shotgun is not my favorite). I think it can be a little more inconsistent, but I have loads more fun using it than the Energy Sword for some reason!
I would normally pick the sword, but since A FULL POWER energy sword, 100% full, can only handle ten hits on vehicles and humans, I’m gonna pick the shotgun. HOWEVER, it IS annoying when someone else is using it to attack me and I get one-shotted by that thing.
Assuming we’re only referring to the plain-Jane versions, I pick whatever I can get my hands on easiest. Both have their pros and cons. Many of my “shotgun vs. sword” engagements have ended with the shotty getting a bulltrue even though the swordsman landed a lethal slash.
Sword because of the extreme lunge range
I prefer the shotgun
They are both good as each other, however shotguns can be used to blow up canisters found on some maps.Sometimes the shotgun doesn’t get you the kill but energy swords can be dodged or ( using a shotgun) you kill the guy with a sword.They both have same range but with the energy sword you have a kinda silenced shotgun - this is what balances infection is halo 5.Lastly, I would choose the energy sword depending how cool it looks-the infected energy sword is my favourite.
Shotgun is my favourite weapon to use throughout the Series
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> I normally prefer the shotgun to the sword in pretty much every halo except for halo 5 in which the swords speed and agility seems extra fined tuned and I frankly can not get the shotgun to be consistent unless im using that smart scope feature.
I would say that my opinion is quite mixed between the different Halo games. Here is the list of preferred weapon for different Halo games.
- Halo CE: Shotgun (obvious choice due to being unable to use the Energy Sword) - Halo 2: Energy Sword due to sword tricks like Sword Fly and Sword Cancel - Halo 3: Energy Sword due to being able to take down flood pure forms in one hit - Halo Reach: Energy Sword due to the low gravity fight in Long Night of Solace - Halo 4: Shotgun as it’s extremely powerful against Knights - Halo 5: No opinion as I don’t really use the Energy Sword or Shotgun
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> > I normally prefer the shotgun to the sword in pretty much every halo except for halo 5 in which the swords speed and agility seems extra fined tuned and I frankly can not get the shotgun to be consistent unless im using that smart scope feature.
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> I would say that my opinion is quite mixed between the different Halo games. Here is the list of preferred weapon for different Halo games.
> - Halo CE: Shotgun (obvious choice due to being unable to use the Energy Sword) - Halo 2: Energy Sword due to sword tricks like Sword Fly and Sword Cancel - Halo 3: Energy Sword due to being able to take down flood pure forms in one hit - Halo Reach: Energy Sword due to the low gravity fight in Long Night of Solace - Halo 4: Shotgun as it’s extremely powerful against Knights - Halo 5: No opinion as I don’t really use the Energy Sword or Shotgun
I think this is a solid analyses. what makes you avoid the Sword/Shotgun in Halo 5?
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> > > I normally prefer the shotgun to the sword in pretty much every halo except for halo 5 in which the swords speed and agility seems extra fined tuned and I frankly can not get the shotgun to be consistent unless im using that smart scope feature.
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> > I would say that my opinion is quite mixed between the different Halo games. Here is the list of preferred weapon for different Halo games.
> > - Halo CE: Shotgun (obvious choice due to being unable to use the Energy Sword) - Halo 2: Energy Sword due to sword tricks like Sword Fly and Sword Cancel - Halo 3: Energy Sword due to being able to take down flood pure forms in one hit - Halo Reach: Energy Sword due to the low gravity fight in Long Night of Solace - Halo 4: Shotgun as it’s extremely powerful against Knights - Halo 5: No opinion as I don’t really use the Energy Sword or Shotgun
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> I think this is a solid analyses. what makes you avoid the Sword/Shotgun in Halo 5?
The main reasoning for this is the lack of range and that you are only limited to a small amount of health in the campaign (Legendary) which has the effect that close range combats are avoided at all costs. In addition to that, none of these weapons are particularly useful against Hunters in contrast to Halo Reach and Halo 4.
In Halo 5, I prefer the energy sword because it is a one shot and the shotgun sometimes is, but in MCC I prefer the shotgun just because its more fun and in most cases, better.